The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-08
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Don Cahrey, Of ST. Mary, arrived IN
our city on The o'clock a. N. train,
and were met Al the depot BY a com
nittee Of gentlemen, previously ap-
pointed By the Reformers for the pur-
pose, and escorted tothe Lake House,
where they were no doubt royalty
entertained By mine host, Capt. Green
Han, who keeps the best hotel in
SouthEost Louisiana, and treats all
slilSe, making no distinction between
a Democrat and Reformer.
/ Afterseveral hours refreshing. sleep,
carriages were driven up to the hotel,
and At aboat 1880 o'sEeek the speak
ers were taken to the Peeke grove IN
the southern part of town, where a
speakers stand had been arranged and
great preparations made for grand
barbecue by the wholesale slaughter
Of beef aud sheep, which had been
nicely barbeeued the day and night
lpreyious, and when placed upon the
long tables arranged for the occasion
presented quite an inviting appearance
and showed full we'll that our Reform
friends had spared no pains or e1-
pense 10 welcome theiryisiting friends.
| The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Thsd Mayo, who announced Hon.
WIN. NJ. Perkins as president, and read
long list of vice-presidents. Hons.
lis. D. Ehattnck and Adolph Meyer
were appointed secretaries. Mr.. Per
kins, on being introduced made few
preliminary remarks, and then intro
duced Mr.. Chretien, who fred the
persoual government and third term
ehestnuts into the crowd present as
though be had struck something new
that would FIRE the hearts of his
hearers and make them shout long
and loud for the great ''Ring smRsber;;"
bat 10, and behold, when Mr.. Chretien |
completed bis dissertation you could |
have heard a pin drop ten feet away,
so quiet was the crowd
Gen. Nichols was the next speaker,
and his remarks were mainly directed
and intended to try and impress upon
the people The iden that there was
great administration in the Democratic |
party Of the State and the only way |
to heal the differences and bring back
the good old days when he "use TO
was" Governor, was for the people
to re-eIeet him to that exalted posi-
ton, BY which be and has friends
the SainLed Reformers and the Big
Four" would be enabled to wrest the
offices from the Ring and give them
to honest ReformerS.
Col Eugene Waggaman followed |
Gen. Nichols and spoke IN French.
His say was devoted entirely TO euIo-
gizi g Gen. Nichols, and like the
gentleman that proceeded him, talked
considerably but did not tell the Peo-
pie how they would be benefited by
the election of Gen. Nichols. COL
R. S. Perry and Mr. A. c. Miller were
the next speakers and followed in the
same strain as the gentlemen who
proceeded them, referring especially
r to the third term and the dangers Of
long Tenure of Office, which tired
the people go that many went away
G disguised.
a Mr.. Don Gallery, the great disIatis-
fed patriot of St. Mary, closed the
performance with one of his character
> istic speeches, in which be claimed
and our friends will please bear in
mind that the average Reformer al
!, ways claims everything in sight-that
> Caleasieu parish was solid for Mich
" oils that tho people Of the State
had asked Gen. Nichols to become a
r candidate for Governor, and wound
X up By the most absurd assertion Of
'e the day by saying that Gen. Nichols
j. was not a.politician, aud believed in
q the of6ceseeking the man, aud moi
ie the man the Office. This was tbf
straw that broke the campbelrs back
r. as, every sane man present knows fui
- well that a man that does not wan
p Office is not apt to be flying around
n through the State from parish tt
! parish neglecting his private business
!. and making a regular hippodrom'
show of himself for loyeof country
and patriotism, and Mr. Cafery car
, rest assured that such racket as thai
T won't take with our.people.
2 In the man all the speeches were
Y Of the same tone and contained the
z sainc old stereotyped charges of third
J term, personal government, etc. Not
y one Of the speakers presented a single
measure Of reform proposed by Gen
/ Nichols and bis friends. On the con.
b irary, they devoted their time entirely
e to faultsfndiug with the McEnery
+, government, and failed to show the
people wherein they would be bsttered
/, by the election Of Gen. Nichols. The
g only change, as = prominent gentleman
Is remarked TO as the day after the bar
becue that be could see advocated
from tie lone Of tie Nichols orator
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